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Research

People live longer, healthier lives when they have access to secure housing, health care, nutritious food, and a stable income. In my research, I investigate why people support and oppose government programs aimed at providing these necessities. I also examine how people's cognitive and political biases affect their support for redistributive taxes. In other research, I study how social policies interact with people's geography, race, and income to perpetuate or ameliorate inequities in health and access to care.

I am also a member of the Research Council at the nonprofit organization, A Healthier Democracy, where I investigate how civic engagement within underserved populations affects health outcomes. Below is a list of my ongoing projects along with my published research.


Peer-Reviewed Publications

  1. Carter, B. (2025). Does misunderstanding taxes inflate people's support for Medicare spending? Journal of Behavioral Public Administration. [pdf]
  2. Carter, B., Denny, J., Loehrer, A. (2025). Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Stage of Diagnosis of Lung Cancer for Rural and Urban Patients in New Hampshire. Journal of Rural Health. [pdf]
  3. Carlos, H., Weiss, J., Carter, B., Akre, E., Diaz, A., Loehrer, A. (2024). Neighborhood Trajectories from Historic Redlining to the Area Deprivation Index. Journal of Urban Health. [pdf]
  4. Green, L., Carter, B., and Loehrer, A. (2024). Examining Medicaid Waivers: An Opportunity to Promote Equity in Cancer Care. Journal of American Medical Association: Oncology. [pdf]
  5. Loehrer, A.,Weiss, J., Chatoorgoon, K., Bello, O., Hasson, R., Diaz, A., Carter, B., Delmont, M., Akre, E., Carlos, H. (2023). Residential Redlining, Neighborhood Trajectory,and Equity of Breast and Colorectal Cancer Care. Annals of Surgery. [pdf]
  6. Carter, B., and Del Ponte, A. (2022). Integrating web applications into popular survey platforms for online experiments. Behavior Research Methods. [pdf]
  7. Barabas, J., Carter, B., and Shan, K. (2020). Analogical Framing: How Policy Comparisons Alter Political Support for Health Care Reform. American Politics Research. [pdf]

Manuscripts Under Review

  • Carter, B., Del Ponte, A., and DeScioli, P. Do voters understand who benefits from taxes?
    (Revise & Resubmit at Perspectives on Politics.)
  • Carter, B., Kaur-Gill, S., Murphy, M., O'Malley, J., Barnato, A. Disparities in care among patients with serious illnesses: Examining the effects of race and concordance on Advance Care Planning
  • MacMartin, M., Zhang, E., Carter, B., Nano, J., Yen, R., Waspp, G., Elwyn, G., Kirkland, K., Saunders, C. Does palliative care improve consideRATE scores among cancer patients and their care partners?

Working Papers

  • Carter, B., Kernell, G., McCann, J., McCabe, K., and Singh, R. What Mobilizes the Mobilizers: How Healthcare Providers Get Patients Ready to Vote (Manuscript in prep. Presented at APSA 2024.)
  • Carter, B. and DeScioli, P. Fairness and Redistribution: Do people's perceptions of merit and luck depend on their success? (Manuscript in Prep. Presented at MPSA 2024.)
  • Carter, B., Del Ponte, A., DeScioli, P. Partisanship and voting on taxes: Is it more intuitive to tax only the rich? (Manuscript in Prep)
  • Carter, B.,Burden or Benefits: Examining Preferences for Redistributive Taxes in Hard Times (Manuscript in Prep for MPSA 2025)
  • Sawyer, M., Carter, B. Immigrants, Taxes, and Health Care: Does Correcting Misinformation Increase Public Support for Expanding Access to Health Insurance? (Manuscript in Prep for MPSA 2025)